This is the information page about the shipwreck Bonita, the water chart below shows the wreck in its immediate vicinity. The position of this wreck is 50 4.12 N,2 30.59 W (49.93155, -2.7776666666667)

 

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The texts accompanying this shipwreck are in English 🇬🇧, as they are prepared by the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) based on data from UKHO and the hydrographic services of the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, among others. They include the known details of the wreck and the comments of the cartographers who have checked the position and condition of the wreck over time.

 

1. Aeneas (probably)
2. Athen
3. Baden
4. Beatty rose (possibly)
5. Bonita
6. Britannia (possibly)
7. Cap horn des mers
8. Centurion
9. Conch
10. Constantia s (after part)(possibly)
11. Constantia s (after part)(possibly)
12. Einar jarl
13. Elmcrest
14. Finn
15. Finnborg
16. Frigga
17. Gallia
18. Ginette
19. Girnigoe
20. Grace (possibly)
21. Gudrun
22. Hms blackwood
23. Hms delight
24. Hms gossamer
25. Hms warrior ii
26. Hmsm affray
27. Hmsm l24
28. Ievoli sun
29. Johan (possibly)
30. K m b (possibly)
31. Klein famile
32. Mahenge (possibly)
33. Malka
34. Marie therese
35. Maud pierre andre (possibly)
36. Meknes
37. Memnon
38. Merchant royal
39. Miniota
40. Mon ami
41. Netley abbey (possibly)
42. Pan
43. Perra (possibly)
44. Regina coeli (possibly)
45. Romsdalen (probably)
46. Solway prince (possibly)
47. Spiral (possibly)
48. U 1055 or u 1191 (probably)

 

Name: BONITA

Length 139.9 meter, width: 18.3 meter, draught: 11.6, tonnage 6682 ton
Load: fertiliser: natural and products

Cause: built in 1970 by drammen slip & verk, drammen. owned at time of loss by naviera del pacifico, s.a. passage hamburg for costa rica. took on heavy list during storm force 10 conditions, was abandoned by crew and later sank. (msd).

Year of registration: 1981

Water depth above wreck: 62 meter, Height above seabed: 45 cm

Known since: 1981, last detected: 20150625

Details measurements/cartography: H4722/79 5.1.82 WRECKAGE AND OIL SLICK, BELIEVED FROM THE BONITA, SIGHTED BY HELICOPTER IN 500424N, 023000W, APPROX. (TELEX 14.12.81). H4722/79 5.1.82 LOCATED BY HELICOPTER SONAR IN 500424N, 023012, APPROX, IN GEN DEPTH GREATER THAN 30MTRS. WRECKAGE SIGHTED TO E. (TLXS DTD 11 & 14.12.81). H4722/79 5.1.82 EXAM'D 16.12.81. SEVERAL CHAIN SWEEPS AT 30MTRS. MADE NO CONTACT. SHIP CARRIED NO SONAR BUT ON ONE RUN THROUGH OIL SLICK OBTAINED GOOD E/S DEPTH OF 147 IN GEN DEPTH 207FT IN 500409N, 023024W, APPROX 255DEGS, 2C FROM WHERE OIL/DEBRIS COMING TO THE SURFACE. (TH, E COWES, 17.12.81). INS AS SW 30MTRS.

- NM 140/82. H4722/79 26.1.82 EXAM'D IN 500409.5N, 023030W [OGB]. CHAIN SWEPT CLEAR AT 44.8MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 63MTRS. WK STANDS 18.5MTRS HIGH. (TH, TLX, 20.1.82). AMEND TO WK 44MTRS IN REVISED POSN.

- NM 376/82. H4722/79 11.3.82 WK, WITH LEAST DEPTH GREATER THAN 30MTRS, IN 500424N, 023012W [EUR]. (FRENCH NM 82 03 29). NCA HH090/496/01 9.8.90 EXAM'D 8.5.90 IN 500406N, 023037W [WGD] USING HYPERFIX. LEAST E/S DEPTH 44.8 IN GEN DEPTH 62MTRS. NO SCOUR. DCS3 HT 20MTRS, LENGTH 130MTRS, BEAM 15MTRS. LIES 045/225DEGS WITH HIGHEST POINT NEAR SW END. RIBBON OF DEPOSITED SAND AND GRAVEL EXTENDS UP AND DOWN TIDE (075/255DEGS). (NP 1008, HI 496). AMEND TO WK 44MTRS. BR STD. HH100/351/22 28.11.05 DIVED IN LISTED POSN. WK LIES ON STBD SIDE WITH THE DECK ALMOST VERTICAL. A SPARE PROP LIES ON THE SEABED CLOSE TO THE STERN. (N R CHIPCHASE). NCA. SEP 2015/000166241 21.10.15 EXAM'D 25.6.15 IN 5004.109N, 0230.588W [WGD]. LEAST WCD 28.1MTRS IN GEN DEPTH 62MTRS, LENGTH 138MTRS, WIDTH 31.2MTRS, HT 16.8MTRS, ORIENTATION 045/225. STRONG MAGNETIC ANOMALY, INTACT LYING ON STBD SIDE. (MMT(UK), HI 1479). AMEND DW 28MTRS IN REVISED POSN. RSDRA2018000113940 02.05.18 RE-EXAM'D 02.05.18 IN 5004.1202N, 00230.5904W[WGD]. IDENTIFIED POSSIBLE MAST OR FUNNEL. LEAST WCD 44.01MTRS. (UKHO BDC). AMEND DW 44MTRS IN REVISED POSN.
Comment researcher: UK Hydrographic Office

Commentaar onderzoeker: INTACT, ON STBD SIDE WITH DECK ALMOST VERTICAL

Position: 50 4.12 N,2 30.59 W

 

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